Burton (Richard F.). The Book of the Sword, 1st edition,1884

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Burton (Richard F.). The Book of the Sword, 1st edition, London: Chatto and Windus, 1884, numerous black & white illustrations, front hinge cracked, original pictorial cloth gilt, lightly rubbed and marked, spine ends and front corners a little bumped, spine a touch cocked, large 8vo

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Penzer pp. 107-108.
One of the scarcer works by Sir Richard Burton, who was a very skilled swordsman. Originally intended to be part of a three-volume work, the other two volumes remained unpublished due to poor sales.